Multiple Choice
In 95% of cases of Down's syndrome,there is one extra chromosome (number 21) in every cell.This aneuploid condition is most likely the result of
A) failure to suppress DNA replication between meiosis I and meiosis II.
B) failure of the chromosomes to assort independently during meiosis.
C) failure of 1 homologous pair to segregate during meiosis.
D) failure of 2 homologous pairs to segregate during meiosis.
E) failure of the cytoplasm to divide at the end of meiosis II.
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